FIRST TIME watching Alice in Wonderland - Group Reaction!! 

The thing with Alice in Wonderland is that you never know if the characters she encounters are threatening or helping ? You can't apply logic to their actions, they don't obey the same rules as Alice !!

Having grown up on Disney, it's interesting to see adults who have never seen certain ones. I've seen maybe 3 girls who have never seen Disney's Cinderella for instance, and it's fascinating to see their takes on it.

Pans Labyrinth and Spirited Away are must watches! I consider them to be spiritual successors to this movie!

"How is a raven like a writing desk?" "Poe wrote on both."

An underrated gem. The great Kathryn Beaumont who played Alice (and Wendy in 'Peter Pan') is still around.

"They jumped me....Broke my watch....put mustard in it...." But if you recall, they put everything BUT mustard in it. ^_^

I always thought the lesson was: "Be careful what you wish for" The world she created wasn't as amazing as she thought it would be... Basically you need logic and structure, not just creativity. Hense the line about some some of the best books don't have any pictures..

“Why is a raven like a writing desk?: Because they both have inky quills and can produce a few notes, tho they are very flat; and it is nevar put with the wrong end in front” -Lewis Carroll. Though of course, in-universe there’s not intended to be an answer. Since when Alice asks why the mad hatter says “I haven’t the slightest idea”, showing that it’s just more delightful nonsense. Also, Alice in Wonderland wasn’t made for kids in the 50s. It was made for kids in 1865 and then Disney made an animated adaptation in the 50s. Most of the trippy imagery was borrowed from the book.

What a pleasant surprise~ More Disney classics would be cool

"Her attitude is..inevitable kidnapping" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Few facts about this story. The author used to be a professor at a high profile university in England. He met a lady through his job and she had two younger sisters. I don’t know if they ever married, but one day he was hanging out with all three of them when the youngest girl asked him to tell her a story. So off the top of his head, he started telling the story of Alice in Wonderland. When word picked up about his imaginary story, other professors were encouraging him to write on it more. So he did. He based Alice off of his gf’s youngest sister & his own gf was the inspiration for Alice’s sister. Being a high profile professor, Lewis Carrol, the author, had been invited to many political events & knew a lot of higher society people. It’s been speculated for years about the political undertones of this story. The Walrus and the Carpenter represents how the working class does all the work while the rich lie to them and steal all the rewards. The tweedle Twins represents Alice’s conscious and the Caterpillar represents her trying to understand the logic behind this whole world. The Flower Garden represents the sort of gossiping situations a young girl would face against older women of society, the DoDo bird represents how stupid politicians can be. The scene where the DoDo is on the beach up on a rock and the other animals are running around drying off then get wet again represents how politicians lie to people and how people go along with it, even though it doesn’t make any sense. The March Hare & Mad Hatter don’t exactly have a symbolism, but many who studied the book think they both represent how men treat young girls. The white rabbit represents Alice’s subconscious. Now the Queen of Hearts almost got Lewis Carol arrested. Especially with the timing of the character. The character of the Queen of Hearts came around AFTER Lewis Carol met the Queen of England, and many believe he based that character off of her. But the Queen of Hearts entire sequence represents how unfair and heartless rulers are. They show unfair court systems and how rulers can change the courts to how they desire. Kinda like how rich people get away with so much crime. I do like how the entire end chase scene breaks it down as the dream becoming a nightmare too. There’s also a theory that the Cheshire Cat set Alice up to be murdered.

You all need to just, make a spreadsheet of everyone's name & the list of classic/beloved Disney movies (so that way something like Mary Poppins can be on the list! and not just purely animation movies) And from there you choose the movies that the least amount of people have seen! :D

This is a really cool surprise reaction. I would really, really love for you guys to react to Disney classics (or other classics). It's something really different that I haven't seen from other reaction channels.

So glad to see you enjoy this classic with fresh eyes! As with all versions of "Wonderland" it combines characters from that book and "Alice Through the Looking Glass".

when i was a kid i used to hate this movie but also had a really weird fascination with it, so i could repeatedly watch it being uncomfortable the whole time

This was fun, would love to see more Disney movie reactions!

This is such a nice surprise!!! As a kid I was shown all the Disney animations, and we had most of them on VHS. Alice in Wonderland, however, always scared the bejeesus out of me. I was petrified of Tweedle-Dum and Tweedle-Dee, and the Queen of Hearts. Now I can enjoy the weirdness :)

LMAO rana got so defensive for cinderella love that for her

In regards the the raven riddle, my copy of the book begins with a preface by Carroll as follows: To The EIGHTY-SIXTH THOUSAND Enquiries have been so often addressed to me, as to whether any answer to the Hatter’s Riddle can be imagined, that I may as well put on record here what seems to me to be a fairly appropriate answer, viz. “Because it can produce a few notes, though they are very flat; and it is nevar put with the wrong end in front!” This, however, is merely an after-thought: the Riddle, as originally invented, had no answer at all.

I love that you're watching alice in wonderland. It was the first book I ever read and as a weird kid I felt so related to the main character and the way she reacted to the world around her. Best animated feature film to me.

For the Alex Hirsch thing, there’s an ongoing Disney Show called “The Owl House” and Hirsch is a VA on it so who knows if Disney would work with him as a writer again but it’s not out of the question.

07:47 "No, take the money." - Bill Oddie 10:24 "The time has crumbs!" 21:04 "You're clumsing it!" 26:25 "All, put his head!"

Oooh yes older Disney reactions! I too love how the older movies were animated :)

OMG just saw the thumbnail and had a throwback, this is a classic and probably gave many children anxiety issues hahaha

This film hits differently as an adult. You guys should definitely do a Fantasia reaction.

Chris drops a "Golden Girls" refrence at 13:00. A man of class.

If you guys decide to more reactions to Disney movies, I suggest Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Robin Hood and The Black Cauldron.

My childhood! I remember watching this dozens of times, and calling the waning moon Smiling Cat. Only those who watched the movie will understand.

I honestly like the live action Alice in Wonderland films. They capture the weirdness of Lewis Carrol's work quite well.

You need to read the book by Lewis Carroll "Alice in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass" I actually took an English Literature class and we covered the symbolism of the story. It was an amazing course.

I would love a full series of reactions for all the old Disney classics like this. Alice in Wonderland and 101 Dalmatians are tied for my favorite for different reasons but Dalmatians is super underrated and just amazingly crafted for it’s time.

Watch Disneys The Chronicles of Narnia. The movies are amazing you would Love them 😍😍

I’ve had nightmares about that oyster scene 😰

This was delightful! I'd also love for you to react to some classic Don Bluth animations like The Secret of NIMH

OhGuys, that was a pleasant surprise! Please watch Peter Pan, it's one of the top Disney classics of all time, even the sequel is good!!! BTW, the voice actress for Alice is the same for Wendy, and she does a great job!!!

No computers or anything easy about animating these films back in the day, they had paper, pencils, paint and thousands of slips of cellophane (aka what they painted the characters on), and they created absolutely visually stunning remarkably done movies.

Old Disney animations give me a "weird vibe" every time I see and I love it

Kinda surprised you guys are reacting to this. Pleasantly surprised.

Danny DeVito as Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dumb: It's Always Sunny in Wonderland.

This is truly a beautiful film. It will always be a classic. 🐇🐈🐛🍵🎩👸♠️♣️♥️♦️

Now when I watch it as an adult, I realize the caterpillar and the Cheshire Cat are the only smart persons of Wonderland because they're the only ones who helped Alice. I mean, the caterpillar helps her to find a way to be taller and the Cheshire Cat guide her to the Mad Hatter and the March Hare where she finds the rabbit and when he sends her to the queen of hearts, it helps her to awake herself

Remember, the book was written during the reign of Queen Victoria in England, who reigned over an Empire for a very long time. (Her husband Albert was secondary -- just a Prince Consort.) So there were models for powerful women then. Also... this was NOT a commercially successful movie for Disney, as it turned out, and he was embarrassed about it, and didn't rerelease it to theaters every few years, as he did with his popular animated movies. It's much more highly regarded now, I think. (I love it, myself!)

OMG WHAT A PLEASANT SURPRISE!!! This is my favorite Disney animation besides The Hunchback of Notre Dame 💖💖💖💖💖

Alice in Wonderland kinda scared me as a kid. When I've seen the Tim Burton one, I loved it but still a bit weird and scary. Since I was able to handle the Tim Burton ones, I thought it's time to re-watch the animated film again... But, apparently, it still scares me for some reason 🤣

Yeah like most people have said, the "trippy stuff" comes straight from the book 😅 I absolutely adore Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Alice through the looking glass, especially the illustrations ❤

Walt Disney didn’t intentionally make children’s movies. He wanted to make movies/art that he would want to see.

There are some live-action TV versions. My favorites are an early 80s version and the late 90s version with Tina Marjarino. Both were filled with various famous people.

You should check out the 1985 version starring Natalie Gregory. It was made for TV as a two-parter. It follow the book a lot more closely than most versions, and it has a huge star-studded cast.

I love this movie but honestly this makes me wanna go play Alice madness returns again lol

A raven is like a writing desk because Edgar Allen Poe wrote on both. At least, that's my favorite answer!

Alice in Wonderland is pure fantasy/literary nonsense - the story is a simple representation of a person's mind exploring social norms and etiquette and realising the complexity, the surreal and and the complete absurdity of certain social fallacies... it's all complete chaos and insanity... and yet every thing Alice encounters always seems to be presenting her with or at least prompting her to think in new ways about the many social rules and behaviours we expect.... The story is meaningful and symbolic but like any great dream - the purpose and exact meaning is extremely hard to pin-point, yet it can't be completely random as somehow the story and its characters have stuck with people for so long - so like any great dream - it may be completely surreal and random... however there is some kind of special logic at work that makes this particular story extremely iconic and memorable. Great reactions!

I've read the book too. Lewis Carrol suggests an answer for why a raven is like a writing desk: Both produce long notes!

I always thought the crescent moon was the Cheshire Cat when I was little. And I always thought he was following me while in the car and I’d see the moon from the car window.😂

I got excited thinking they were gonna watch Alice in Borderlands, turns out it was just Alice in Wonderland xD

"(The Queen of Hearts) looks like Fred Flintstone..." Interestingly, Verna Felton, who voiced the Queen, was the voice of Fred Flintstone's mother-in-law.

That movie selection random af 😂

I would love to see you react to Tim Burton's Live-Action Alice In Wonderland. It's quite darker and at times more realistic but equally insane and the effects were amazing!!!

next~ alice in borderland, think you guys will like it

Why is a raven like a writing desk? Because Mystique is a shapeshifter.

After all the crazy shit that Mad Hatter put into that watch, calling mustard too silly is the funniest thing in the world. Like everything was perfectly acceptable but for some reason Mustard crosses the line lol

Sterling Holloway the voice of the Cheshire Cat previously played the Frog in the 1933 Paramount version with Cary Grant, W C Fields and Gary Cooper.

WOW I'm surprised you guys still have your childhood memories review your great cartoon movies when you guys were kids

That's cool that you knew the songs

This is my alltime fave classic...💙 I'd love to see your reactions to the Liveaction films too

I saw the thumbnail as soon as I recieved the notification. I'm so glad you guys reacted to a classic Disney movie. I hope you react to Pinocchio next. P.S. I'm thinking about becoming a Normies Patron by September 😁

The story Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum tell is a sad one. The reason the R became red and started flashing was it was believed that every month with an R in it was the perfect time to gather and eat oysters. The reason the white rabbit was yelling “Mary Ann!” Was an all around yell for whatever servant was nearby at the time back then. Instead of screaming for a specific maid or servant that could be too far away to hear anyway the master or mistres of the house would yell “Mary Ann!” as , like said an all around call for the nearest servant. Which is why Alice had the reaction she did. The Mad Hatter was because at a certain time the people who created hats, a hatter, would try on the hats they created and it had a chemical that would slowly make them go insane. The Tea Party is based off both the first and second book. The one where she sat down for tea was the Mad Hatter and March Hare are stuck at tea time for as long as Time himself was still mad at The Hatter for a fight they’d had earlier. The one in the second book was the one with Unbirthday in it. In the book Alice was watching the trial not the one in trouble. And all of the people the Queen ordered their heads off was quietly pardoned by the King behind her back. No one died. I’ve got more little fun facts if you’d like. I’ve read the first book but not the second. Yet.

I love it

Not even a minute in a Nahid cappin already.

Would love to see more animated movies reactions like these! This was a nice surprise!

I gew up during the 90's and loved those disney movies, but my mom rented these old disney movies from the library and it brings back good memories for me. I loved your reaction to this. Please please say you'll do the other classic movies like Snow White, Jungle Book, and Lady and the Tramp. Or best of all, Fantasia. I love your reaction vids in general but this made my day. and my unbirthday.

Lewis Carrol cropped up whilst I was doing my maths degree and I thought ahh okay the wacky mind makes sense now 😂😂😂

Hope for more Disney reactions🥰🥰🥰

10:46 Maryanne was a common term for a house Maiden/Maid in the 1800s.

Have you seen Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron?

the adult perspective on this film is that Alice was high as fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck, must've been something in those daisies, or Lewis Carroll's daisies... I do think most of the 2D era of Disney movies do feel like they just wanted to flex on the advances of animation

Alice in Wonderland is just so iconic! Though Alice's original dress from the illustrations was yellow, the color of madness in victorian times, and mad as a hatter came from the fact that hatters would use felt made with mercury a lot. (accidentally poisoning themselves and driving them nuts) Extra Info: The man who shot John Wilks Booth was suppose to take him alive, but he had been a hatter.

This is awesome! Hope y'all will react to more Disney classics

I love that you reacted to this, but I do wish you went with the 1999 live-action! It was such a good mixture of creepy/unsettling and cute lol

Dude disappeared like the Cheshire cat lol

I love you guys trying to make sense of this…

There are a lot more crazy characters in the book. I think this Alice in Wonderland or Through the Looking Glass is where Humpty Dumpty came from. The Queen of Clubs gives the Queen of Hearts a run for her money as far as insanity goes. Another great movie is Alice in Underland. It has a very London Noir feel to it.

I love this omg!!!

Do Peter Pan and then Peter Pan: Return to Neverland

You should check out “The Black Cauldron.” I love that movie. I hope Disney makes a live action.

Like how have none of u seen this before?!?!? Blows my mind

A Very Merry Unbirthday to Y’all 🤩🥳

I am surprised and excited that y'all are going down the older movie rabbit hole.

I do not understand how people could miss out on so many classic Disney movies when they were younger

Fun fact the Harsh Hair’s voice is found in several old Disney films, including Casey Jones, while The Hatter is none other than legendary comedian Ed Wyn, the Cheshire Cat is Winnie the Pooh himself, and Alice was supposedly largely modeled after one of Walts own daughters and at the time of her creation was considered a princess prior to modern Disney making rules for who could and couldn’t be a princess.

I recommend y'all to watch more Anime Movies like I Want to Eat Your Pancreas, Graveyard of the Flies, and Five Centimetres Apart!!

oh my god the scene with the crazy rabbit halving his cup to have half a cup of tea reminded me- I once dropped this cheap dollar store round porcelain cup and half of it just fuckin' EXPLODED but it left the other half perfectly unharmed and almost perfectly straight; Just like in this movie! I need to find that thing, I'm sure I kept it somewhere in a box but it needs to be put on a shelf.

6:32 your dresses don't do that? lol 29:38 alice will return in the mcu. LMFAO!!!

Amazing!! can't wait for your JUNGLE BOOK:D One of my favs!!!

I remember when I saw this movie when I was 6. I had such a crush on Alice. lol

Thank you for delving into the Classic Disney catalog. I hope you do the rest of the early hand painted films. If you look up The Annotated Alice it explains the math/science/social/political backgrounds for the characters/sequences. The Mad Hatter is mad because they used to use mercury to make top hats, poisoning the hat makers and causing madness. Carry On!!

Guys should watch Peter Pan too! I'm glad to see you watching one of my favorite movies of all time! 😭💗

Omg this is my favorite reaction from y’all now! please if you haven’t seen the film The Haunted Mansion PLEASE REACT TO IT FOR ME! or even Hocus Pocus or HalloweenTown! Bc it’s almost fall 🥺

The movie that answers the immortal question "What if we just did like, ALL THE DRUGS?!?"

You guys should definitely watch more classic Disney movies. This is awesome!

It always blows my mind seeing people who've never seen classic Disney films.